Why does a magnetic does not intersect.....If it doesn't intersect how will the compass will directs in two direction and what is the reason behind it ??

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A magnetic field always must have a unique direction. Imagine you place a magmetic needle and it points in two different directions simultaneously. It is impossible for the magnetic needle to point in two directions, hence direction of magnetic field of a point must always be unique. That's the reason magnetic field lines do not intersect or touch each other

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